Hadrian's Wall Gate

Illustration

by
phaultpublished on 26 April 2012

The North Gate of Housesteads Fort on Hadrian'sWall. Passport control, immigration control and customs check all in one place. The wall was a checkpoint for taxing cross-border trade as well as a defence.

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